Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-01
The Two Republican ASDTalS
FOR TINE PRESIDENCY.
BLAINE AND SHERMAN THE
GREATEST MEN IN
THEIR PARTY.
81, John and nui BurcAaTd The Man who
Defeated The Knight,
A REFRESHING INTERVIEW WITH
H. PARSONS, A CLOSE FRIEND
OF THE MAINE MAN, WHOSE IN
TENTIoNs ARE YET UNsPOKEN.


Especial to the Cincinnati Enquirer
NEW YORK, March 2l.-In Re
publican politics every body is wait
ing upon James G. Blaine. No Re-
publican asplrant for the Presiden'
cy has yet dared to antagonize
Blaine and his friends, because it
IS felt that they are powerful enough
TO dictate the nomination If he
should be out of the contest. What
are Mr.. Blaine's intentionsf is the
prevailing inquiry. So far neither
he nor any of his friends have
spoken out on this subject, The
FIRST announcement that has any
ching like authenticity from Maine
in it is to be found in a statement
made here to-day by II. @. Par.
sons, of Virginia. Mr.. Parsons is
sn old New England man, and as
sociate In business and the intimate
personal friend of Mr.. Blaine. He
is the owner of the resort at Natur-
al Bridge, Va, which has been for
years a favOrite with Mr.. Blaine,
and is engaged in mining and rail-
roads in the Shenandoah Valley
aud in Ohio. This is what Mr.
Parsons has to say;
81 see that Mr.. Wharton Barker
is being held before the public by
the independent press as an origl-
nal Blaine man who has now dis.
covered that Mr.. Blaine
OUGHT NOT TO BE AGAIN NoMI-
MATED,
Because Mr.. Sherman can be elect
ed President of the United States.
Mr.. Barker will hardly recognize
himself as an original Blaine man,
and will not care to be recognized
as one carrying counsel or comfort
into the mugwump camp. He is a
sincere Republican an admirer OF
Sherman; a man who studies close
| ly and is careful in his statements,
and his conclusions have weight
His conclusion, however, would
have had greater weight If he had
not given the premises from which
it is drawn.
"There is no reason for contest
between the friends of Blaine and
Sherman. They are the two great
est living representatives Of the Re-
publican party. Neither, with the
present outlook, could greatly de-
sire the nomination. and If it ap-
pears that Sherman could draw a
larger vote than Blaine, Blaine
would doubtless repay the msgnif'
cent support that Sherman gave
him in the last campaign.
"The Democratic administration
is now in power. The conditions
are not unfavOrsble. The late elec-
tions have little adverse signih'
canoe. The times are prosperous
The fear of change will initiate for
It. The President has made mis-
takes, but, on the whole, be has
proved himself a sagacious politi'
clan. The man who could appoint
colored barber as Register o.
Wills in the city OF Washington a.
against the fearful pleadings o
the most a,istOcratic and loyal Of
his party, 0as able 10 distinguish
without metnod and without mercy
between Washington, which can no
vote, and Massachusetts which can
LURID LIGHT.
'sThe Democracy is entranced II
power and holds the machinery tha
controls the contested states. II
the lurid light of Cincinnati, Chi
cago and Indianapolis this fact cal
not be hid. will Blame consent t
lead the next campaigni He alon
can answer, and he can not affor'
; to answer yet. If he shall consen
= TO be a candidate the contest Is over
For it lie a thing impossible, wit
the present temper, to convene
representative body of the Reput
licau party that would not nom
nate him. The Republican part
was born in revolution, it was rule
by conviction, and yet recognize
the supreme right of a majority
The masses, however, regarde
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